GOOD IN BAD

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small,
uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and
every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed
forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut
out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store
his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he
arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up
to the sky. The worst had happened ~everything was lost. He was
stunned with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me?" he
cried. Early the next day, however, he was wakened by the sound of a
ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How
did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw
your smoke signal," they replied. It's easy to get discouraged
sometimes when things appear to be going badly. But we shouldn't lose
heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain
and suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the
ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a
positive answer for it. Pass this on, you never know whose life may
be in need of this today. Believe me, there are some weeks that we
all feel our huts are burning.